The invention relates to a method for automatically regulating an electric output which is dispensed by a secondary battery that has at least two battery cells, wherein the charge states of all the battery cells are repeatedly detected at time intervals, an average charge state (SOCaverage) is ascertained per battery cell from the detected charge states of the battery cells, a deviation of at least one charge state of a battery cell from the average charge state (SOCaverage) is detected, and the average charge state (SOCaverage) and the deviation are taken into consideration during the automatic and dynamic regulation of the electric output dispensed by the secondary battery.